Recent drought and this year's monsoon. (5 Viewers)

[rick_d]

| U.S. Drought Monitor

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we're farked is what the data shows....
I moved to Phx in 1983 (Tuc 1990) and saw true monsoon and steady rains. The 90's started changing but there was still hope. 1998 was the last year I remember such good times. I told my kids to take photos in 2021/2022 because I doubt we will see precip like that.

 

[splitshot]

| U.S. Drought Monitor

droughtmonitor.unl.edu

One can zoom in on county and get data as well. Info goes back to year 2000.
On the main map you can set up comparison sliders to look at a few periods over the last 25 years.
we're farked is what the data shows....
I moved to Phx in 1983 (Tuc 1990) and saw true monsoon and steady rains. The 90's started changing but there was still hope. 1998 was the last year I remember such good times. I told my kids to take photos in 2021/2022 because I doubt we will see precip like that.

Were you here for the '83 flood? I remember driving up a river (Grand Ave) that first morning on the way to Seligman and coming back home to Tucson
4 days later to find all the bridges on I-10 were compromised.

 

[splitshot]

They hit us with a nifty Tier charge if we don't behave. Starts out at $5/thousand, then bend over buddy if you are bad.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Were you here for the '83 flood? I remember driving up a river (Grand Ave) that first morning on the way to Seligman and coming back home to Tucson
4 days later to find all the bridges on I-10 were compromised.

I was 13. Me and the crew were out riding bicycles in the water.

 

[MaddBaggins]

We got 1/16” last night!

We will rebuild!